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The Wahpeton times., 1887-12-15

az softly a. possible. They had come
aboard of us abouefO o'clock in the
morning, and at 10 O'Clock were still
there. though for the, last halfhour the
noise on the deck had been less. This
was accounted for by the fact that
almost everything movable had gone
overheard. There was not at that
time q Delaying pin, capstan.bar. stick
OF tirewoOd, oar, or loose rope left on
board. The scuttle butt, which no
sea sweeping over us could dislodge,
had been wrenched from its fastenings
and rolled from stem to stem dozen
times. Blankets which the men had
brought up the previous evening had
been rent and torn in all sorts oil
shapes as the horrid arms pulled at
them. The tarpaulins had been torn
from the matches and dragged about,
and had not the hutch covers been
securely hooked they would certainly
have been wrenched of.
Shortly after 10. o'clock slid back
the door to secure another look. 1t
seemed as if some of the creatures
were gone; ut least there were not so
many arms twisting about. Lifting
my head until I could see along tine
port rail. discovered the beaEs of
only two octopuses. Others were in
the water alongside. however, and
had their feelers over the rail, some
cllnging fast to shroud or mast, while
Others were carefully moving about.
A breeze had come up. and was
angry and impatient at the delay,
but l restrained myself to wait
for another half hour. By that
time the creatures mad deserted US en-.
tirely. From the commotion in the
water on the rocky rect, had no
doubt thatNit was the den or nesting
place OF the creatures, and that they
had returned after venting their anger
on us as far as possible. Such a rifle
rattle ] never saw before or after on q
vessels deck. We could not put to
sea in such shape, but had to thre at
en- the men with pistol before could
get one OF them to enter the yawl and
pick up the stuff coating about. We
worked swiftly and as silently as pos.
sible to make good the damage, keep
ing a man on the lookout all the time.
and We were a thankful body of men
when the anchor was finally up and
we were clear of the bay.
AS to the strength of an octopus,
will tell you what four or five Of us
once saw at one OF the Spice islands.
There was a yawl floating astern of a
small trading schooner anchored of
beach. l was on the schooner talking
with the captain, and his crew Of five
men were all on deck, when an octo-
pus rose on the port side of the yawl
and flung three OF his tentacles into it.
Mesawevery thing from the first move.
The arms, sliding about. found moth
ing to lay hold of, and then, as if the
octopus was indignant at his ill.luck,
he capsized the yawl in q twinkling.
The water was not over twelve feet
there. and, getting hold on the rock
he pulled the yawl astern until it
broke the painter, which was new
inch rope. The strength displayed IN
that movement was equal to that of
a draught horse. but he was not using
more than thir d of his power.
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The great theater now being built in
Chicago-the Auditorium-will, says
Mr.. McYickar, be too large for opera.
Every theater with seating capacity
OF 5000 must be. Asinele human
voice can not fill as large q theater as
that. For oratorio or monster con.
certs, whore there are 500 in the or
chestra and twice that many in a
vocal chorus on the stage, 1t is I'D.
rnirably veil suited. ~ y also we'll
fitted to hold conventions in and will
Ibsfeady In time fors the presidential
nomina atine ca lvsat atiopS nsxt ysaz.
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Studio Gossip.
From the Home Journal.

From the Home Journal.
Firth. the well.known English paint
er, in his autobiography, which has
just been published, tells few anec-
dotes about Turner. whose place in
the academy he was called to fil,.
Here is one Of them. A shopkeeper
had placed q much damaged print
from the "Liber Studiorium" in his
window. In passing one day, Turner
saw the damaged print, bounced into
the shop, and fell foul OF the print.
seller. "It's confounded shame to
treat an engraving like that!" pointing
to the window. "What can you be.
thinking about to so and destroy a
good thing-for it is q coed thing.
mind you?" II destroy it!'' said the
shopman in q rage. "What do you
mean by sayingI destroyed it? And
who the devil are you, l should like
to know? I Ididn't ask you to buy it,,
did l? You don't look as il you could
understand q good print when you
see one. I destroy it! Bless my soul,
! bought it just as it is. and would
rather keep it til! doomsday than sell
it to you; and why should you put
yourself out about it, / can't { think. y:
"Why. I did it," said Turner. Ibid
what? Did you spoil it? II you did
you deserve" '.No, no, man, my
names Turner, and did the drawing
and engraved the plate from it,"
"Bless my soul!' exclaimed the print
seller. ''Is it possible that you are
the great Turner? Well, sir, have
long desired to see you; and now
that have seen you I hope I shall
never see you again, for u more dis
agreeable person l have seldom m et..''
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st.Qh foka iAGn!' &. ~ elsSr voics SAM.
! And through ths shprch thu, echo rais,
Oh, iots . man. 4 Shs sAng again-
How could aush. swsstness plead In vsinf
The lad boys srinned across the aisles,
" The deaeont lrowns were changpd 10
y smiles, q,
The singers cheek turned deepest pink
At base and tenor's wicked wink.
The sirll that bore Tho alto part
I Then took the strain with all their heart:
;"Oh,, for q man, man, q MAN.
And then the full.voiced choir began
To sing with all their might and main
TIE fiiiis to the girls reiain;
'.Oh. for q mansion In the skies,
A mana mansion in the skies.
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81 ~ S:t
Pottsvill. sttsr stes stsss ysSk ~ NJ pc
Ihunted UP 80 sold js;l olioisl lhsse' 81
recently who waslon dnty alse II I, stlssS
six Mollie Maguires mnftslerers wv iisss
hanged in the iail.yard hsrs sJunss . IN
1877. for the murder d: q nnmb bsri a,
coal-mine bosses, whom che ordsr
Mollies had doomed to DEATH Nj ], ia
20. yes; remember it. well. = issaia
the old man; s.just az ii it happened
yesterday. I have been. thinking 3
good deal about that scene since the
Anarchists were hanged. l ~.
much Of the six men in jail heres
They were McGeahan and Boyle. Car
roll and Roarity, and Munley. and
Duffy. 5:Gf3
"1t was q pleasant June day,a triass
wet after q rain, that the hanging took
place. The Jail was strongly guarded
by coal and iron police, heavily armed.
Several hundred visitors were inside
the jail yard. Among them was the
governors private secretary. Col. Farr.
I knew he had reprieve for one Of
the condemned men. provided q cer.
tain confession would be made on the /
gallows. The Mollies were ordered to
be hung by Sheriff Werner two at q
time, so that in case any confessions
were to be made they'd have plenty
OF time. The condemned men did
not know who were to go first. The,
first two brought out were Mcclellan
and Boyle. The procession appeared
at IL a. M, ana emerged from the
jail down the brick walk to the
gallows. Both were dressed inblack
and wore red roses on their coat lap
els. They were very cool on the gal.
lows. said nothing, embraced each
other, and made no confessions. They
knew not whether they were the last !
or first to hang. The drop fell at l1:-a
IL, and when their bodies writhed ia
the air the two red roses dropped to
the ground, having become loose by
the jar of the fall. They were dead Ia
thirteen minutes.
"James Carroll and James Roarity
were next brought out. Carroll was
big. well-formed man. It was at his
mountain inn that the Mollles held
their murderous meetings, and it was
proven that he knew all about it.
The parting with his MOST estimable
wife, tall, grand lady, was the most
heart-touching scene I ever expe.
rienced. Roarity was the Joker OF
the six. He had a funny remark TO
make ut all times. He made q brief
speech OF thanks to Mr.. LIE Velle, his
lawyer. bat confessed nothing. They
wore red roses, and when the drop
fell at 1924 the flowers tumbled to
the ground. Their bodies were cut
down at 12:46.
"Col. Farr then knew that all was
over and that the other two must
hang. The reprieve he had in his
pocket to stay the Sheriff's hand was
OF no consequence. and the two Toms,
Munley and Duffy, were led out and
hanged at 1:1O and by l:3O D. m. the
six dead bodies, in rough coffins, were
lying side by side in q small room in
q stone building near the gallows. Be-.
hind the gallows. about fifteen feet:
was screen made OF bagging along 4
the prison wall. The rope was pulled
ty q man behind that screen when the
Sheriff gave the signal. That, wasa
sad day Of my life. and I could not
drive it out Of my mind for weeks aft
erward."
The Wahpeton times., 1887-12-15
"MERvY GEORGE"
A Little ieo-Pound hercules with a
Nerve that hevessF Failed.


New York Times.
Away back in the sixties was
financially interested in two or three
Texas enterprises with man named
George Sloane. That was his right
name. but in many localities in Texas
he was known only as Nervy George.
1 have seen q great many statements
concerning his adventures In print,
but all more or less exaggerated.
Some OF the adventures which came
about while we were in company Twill
now give to the press for the first
time.
Sloane was an Ohio boy, and I made
his acquaintance and chummed with
him in the Andersonville prison pen.
We went West together after the
war. and at that time he was
only 81 years old. He was feet z
inches high, weighed 100 pounds, and
was the strongest man I ever saw out
side of professional wrestler or
cannoE-ball tosser. His flesh was 80
hard that he could crack q walnut on
his leg. On two or three occasions
knew hlm to break the bones in q
mans hand by q single grip. Hetook
no training of any sort, but the
strength and ruggedness were born to
him. As if not satisfied in making him
ayoung hercules. nature gave him the
most wonderful nerve and courage.
He once told me that he would give
500 to realize for five minutes what
fear was. I saw him in some Of the
hottestplaces a man could get into. and
l never saw him <falter or hesitate or
make mistake in doing just the right
thing:
One afternoon, after We had finished
up some business in Dallas and were
ready to 60, we entered a saloon for q
parting nip. It was full of gamblers,
cowboys, and rough characters gen.
orally, and every man wore arevolver
in plain sight. We were slipping our
drink when a burly big ruffian. who
was q fighter from way back, inten.
tionally fell against Sloane with con.
siderable force, and then stood of and
leered at him and said:
"l'm waiting fur ye to az my pard-
ing fu, that, banty.''
Sloane never carried weapon Of
any sort while in q town. He looked
the big fellow over in q cool and quiet
way. and finally asked:
"Did you intend to insult me. sir2"
'Insultye! echoed the other. who
talks OF insults? Why, ye little game.
cock from somebody's barnyard. I'll
give ye two minits to git down on
your knees to mi"
III you do not beg my pardon be-
fore finish this sglass," replied George,
81 will make q wreck Of you"
By this time everybody in the sa-
loon had crowded around US, and it
was easy to see we had no friends
there. There was something in
Sloane's eye and tone which cautioned
the big fellow, and If left to himself he
would have retired from the scrape.
But he was egged on and braced upby
the crowd who ached to see row,
and he stepped back . little, drew his
revolver, and growled: T.
"Now, banty, get down on your
marrow bones, or you'A take 9 dose
Sloane leaned on tho bar with his
elbow and slipped his wine slowly.
paying mo- further attention TO any
one. he WAS, perhaps. 8 minute and
9 half finishing his glass, and during
tho last hall minute be Was covered
BY the mans rsvolver. When he sst
ths Siass DOWN. wipsd m hismonth,
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My skylight had hardwood frame
aud heavy glass, and the feelers found
very little to grasp. The noise made
as the cups fastened to the glass by
suction and let go again was like the
snap OF q PAIR Of pincers. Looking
from the bulls eye in the stern Icould
see the water was all in commotion,
although there was not a breath ol
air outside.
l had q dozen muskets, rs many
pixies, several cutlaeses and nine or
ten hatchets in the cabin. This was q
schooner's regular armament. for we
were continually among suspicious
people. 1 let the men take their choice
Of weapons, and then divided our
torce and sent half the number back
to the forcecastle from which they
could open the attack at q signal.
Then / carefully slid back the door oi
the companion to get look on deck.
The sight was one no man ever could
forget. II there was one octopus
on the. port rail there were a dozen,
and it there was one feeler twisting
and squirming around the deck there
were forty. They were twisted about
everything and pulling at everything.
Every coil of rope was off It's pm and
being dragged and whipped about in
the widest fashion, and from the mo.
tion Of the schooner one could not
but think the monsters we're trying to
capsize her. did not have more than
thirty seconds time to glance around
before three or four feelers shot at
me at once, and closed the slide not
q second too soon to avoid them.
1t was death in. its most horrible
form to put foot on the deck, and /
sent word to the mon in the forecastl,
not to attempt any movement. ]
wns in hopes that ii weremained quiet
tn. creatures would tire themselves ou,
andeo awsy aftss Z while, and II
The Wahpeton times., 1887-12-15

fasten to him, while the creature emit
ted kissing sound like the blowing of
OF steam. The man uttered q scream
Of fright and terror as the feeler caught
him, and sank down in the boat and
clung to q thwart with the clutch of
despair. &
Mind you, everything had taken
place in q moment, and / wasn't
TO be blamed for not knowing exactly
what to do. However, I perhaps
accomplished ali that could have
been done under the circumstance. /
hurled rock after rock at the creature,
striking it fairly several times, but it
refused to let 60 of Thurber. It kept
two Of the feelers ready for me, and
once. when in my excitement and
anxiety, i approached too near, one
fof the leelers came so close to catch.
Ing me that ii atruck my foot. The
screams pf my poor shipmate we're
terrible to hear, and they alarmed the
crows Of several vessels half q mile
A fAkAy.s sCHp boats. put Of for us, but
thy had not passed over half the
SdiGe GesnceS when the octopus put forth
slS tgS6iSEtl1 md jetksd Thurber from
III hold and ovesb oard. The waite,
'ak4hA4 pctAt WAs twenty feet deep,
D tppArent tliat there was q
tDsXGNG s0k Eeceso& In tho rocks
\ Nh home % tho creature
Arolt tgFS Sr0eks down, rot Ion,
@ koE tn i hold ot thsS Ailor'l
0s 4 Il IL 1 4 4 a 4 s \ Ss y
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WAUo 6OluSSllSuG SGdin from MS la0QS.
and then carefully dropped it into the
waste oasket. The papers he mad
taken home and afterwari carried
away to destroy. He passed as his
wife's brother where they lived. She
had known Of the murder after it was
committed. but not before.
"Why did You not tell when you
saw what this man had done?" said
sternly. "Why did you seek to help
him conceal his crime?"
She looked at me q moment with
wide open eyes; then great fear
spread over her face.
"Gentlemen. I did not dare to. He
threatened to kill me if I even smoke
to him OF it,"
Three hours latsr Leonardo Giotti.
the husband, was in our hands. A
full. blooded Italian with an English
wife; q lesperado, if ever there was
one; q coward, but vengeful dog!
As we led him away from theexami.
nation, where he refused to answer q
single question, and his wife had told
her story again as she had told it to
me, he asked leave to speak 8 word
to the woman. It was granted, and
he drew near to her. But, even as he
spoke, he suddenly raised, his mana
cled hands and struck her such a blow
upon the head that the poor thing
sunk to the ground without a moan,
blood streaming from her face, while
the miserable brute turned away with
q sneer.
"She'll not blab on me again!'
Indeed she did not! He was found
guilty OF murder, and hung within
three months; and his poor wife died
within the year from the effects Of the
cruel blow.
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and Internal Navigation inquire into the
expediency Of providing by law, for the
booming of French Greek, in Peasants
County, so as to prevent lumber. timber,
etc. from drifting oct into the Ohio river,
and report by bill or otherwise.
On motion of Mr.. McWhOrteI.
Resolued, That the Committee ON Taxa
ton and Finance inquire into the expe-
diency of so amending section 80 of chap
ter %, of the Code rs amended by chapter
l6 of the Acts of 1856, as to provide that
the Assessor shall begin his work annually
on the 1st day OF January instead Of April
and report by bill or otherwise.
hospital FOR INSANE INVESTIGATION.
On motion of Mr.. Young, House joint
resolution No. Is, Providing for joint
committee of the two Houses TO investi-
gate the management of the West Hos
pital for the Insane" was taken up for
consideration and referred to the Com
mittee on Humane Institutions and Pub
lie Buildings.
Mr.. Hensley moved that the vote by
which the House referred the resolution
to said committee be recOnsidered. Mr..
Hagans demanded the ayes and noes.
Upon the question of reconsideration
quite general debate was had, Messrs.
Young, Hagans and Chipley being in IA
vor of reconsideration and Messrs. Kidd,
GOrrell, Lucas and wood against 1T. The
motion was lost by vote OF 30 to 30.
Adjourned.
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LIVE STOCK.
Wheeling.


The cattle market this week was fair,
and prices remained about the same ~ those
of last week. The hog market was active
with prices the same as those of
last week. Messrs. Hudson & Bayha furnish
the following quotations:
Cattle, 900 to |, 100 HIS stock 3}ai4
per h. 800 to 900 lbs. 3ia3lc. per H.. 700
to 800 lbs Babe. per ID.
Hogs-Market active 33ai3C per Id.
Lamhs-GOod at 34a44c per ID.
Calves-3a5c per ID.
Shcep-2!tO3!c per ID.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, January 2s.-Cattle-
Receipts 10 head shipments 10 head !;
market, nothing doing all through con-
signments.
Hogs-Receipts 4, 600 head; shipments
1900 head; market active; Philadelphia
So 25a5 30; Workers 81 10a5 70; common
and light 81 90a5 90.
Sheep-Receipts 1000 head; shipments
GOO head; market very dull, but little
doing ut yesterdays prices.
New York.
New YORK, January 2S.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts IA cars; sales slow at decline OF
Toe per Cwt.; common to prime steers
81 5Oa5 20 per cwt. extra do s. 3Oa5 40,
bulls and dry cows 81 s0a3 80.
Sheep-Receipts $50 head; market dull
and weak for common and ordinary offer
ingS and fairly firm for choice and extra;
extremes for sheep s. 9Oa6 90 per cwt
for lambs s. O0a7 90; general sales at
81 75a5 80 for sheep and s. 75aG 80 for
lambs.
HogS-Receipts 2,15O head; market
nOminally firm at s. 2aa5 -.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, January %. - Cattle-Re-
ccipts 5000; shipments 1900; market
weak and slow; shipping steers 3 40t5 90
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PRODUCE.
Wheeling.

The market the past week was somewhat
improved OH account of favorable weather.
The market in eggs, butter and cheese re-
manned steady. Apples and cabbage are
rather firm ut the present report. and
extra fancy apples bring DC advance over
quotations. Prospects are good for fur
ther Improvement.
Green stuff is selling up pretty
close TO tue supply and prices have changed
but in a few instances since our
last report Good stock Is sold up pretty
close to the supply, but ordinary
stun hangs ON and is slow selling
The prices quoted below are wholesale fig
ures and all green stuff Is home raised. The
quotations are changed on Tuesdays and
FRIDAYS. but the market is liable to fluc-
tuations between those days.
Butter-Demand brisk; choice creamery
2Oa22c; country choice 20a33c; good COun-
try 14alSc; common 5a6c; supply fair.
Beans--New handpicked navy 81 40al GO
per bushel; old 81 l0al 10; demand for
old slow. for new good.
Dried Fruit-New evaporated pared
peaches 30a35c; IMPAIRED do l5al7c; ruSp-
berries 20a22c ;blackberries 9al0c;new sun
dried apples, quaItered, 4a4ac, sliced 4a5c;
peaches, new halves, 4!a5!c; do quarters 4
a5c;d pared 15a1Sc;pitted cherries l2al3c;
new evapOrated apples l0al2c. Market on
dried fruit nominal; demand moderate.
Cheesc-Sales in 4 jobbing way of prime
mild Ohio factory Mt sc; New York l4a
l5c; Sweitzer 1lal2c; Limberger 9al0c.
Egws-Strictly fresh stock ut 2la25c per
doz. supply light and demand gOOd;pickled
19a22c.
Feathers Choice, 5Oa55c, in original
packages; 4a5c more in small lots.
Honey-Choice white clover, 13al4c;
choice buckwheat, 12al4c.
Potatoes-Choice new home raised, 40 to
SOC per bushel; demand light; supply good.
Poultry-Live chickens, old 81 JOa2 -
per dozen; dressed chickens 7 to SC pei
pound; turkeys, live Ease, dressed 9allC
per pound; demand good, supply fair;
ducks, live - 0OG3 co per dUz.; dressed,
l0al2c; dressed geese, Case per pound.
Rags-Steady at Hail. &c for white mixed
cotton; la!le for all wool and Halle fol
mixed.
SeedS-Hungarian 81 Is per bushel
| Golden Millet 81 p per buShel.
Lard-COuntry prime, 53a6c; demand
fair.
Apples-Green, per bbl. choice new
81 OOa2 80; common 5OcaH 75 per barrel
demand good; supply light.
Buckwheat FlOur-Per pound 2la23.
OuioDs-New, 75ca$l 90 per bushei gcoC
demand; supply light.
Cabhage-Pcr hundred $3a5; demand
good, supply light
Sweet potatOes--$2 50 too IS per barrel
Jerseys, So ~ to 3 80; supply light; de
mand good.
Cranberrics-S2 - to s. % per bushel
crate; good demand, supply good.
Ceiery-iOc per dozen punches; deuan'
good, supply good.
Game-Squirrel per doz., 75c.aSl -
rabbits per doz. 81 DAa2 Oh; pheaSants pc
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
THURSDAY, January ~.

THURSDAY, January 27.
House was opened at 10 n. M, with
prayer by Mr.. Hensley, a delegate from the
county of Mason.
Several bills were reported back from
Various committees.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced and
referred to appropriate committees
By Mr.. Hensley-H. B. pa, regulating
the assessment OF taxes.
BY Mr.. Jones-H. B. 225, to provide
for the collection OF tax on goods sold AT
auction or otherwise in q city, county OF
Incorporated town or villages, on which no
assessment has been made or required by
law.
BY Mr.. Rowan-H. B. 90, rearranging
tax on licenses.
By. Mr.. Rowan-H. Il. 227, fixing a
standard weight per bushel on coal, wheat,
rye, corn, potatoes, apples, setc.
BY Mr.. Ragland--H. Ii. 20, concerning
acknowledgement Of contracts by married
women.
BY Mr.. Hoke-II. Il. 229. concerning APP
pealS to Circuit Courts in Judgment suits.
By Mr.. Chcw-H. b. 230, concerning
State license on certain exhibitions and
practice of certain professions.
By Mr.. Chew-H b. 23l, fixing the
fees for licenses of butchers 1t $50 il the
butcher travel without 0 horse, and $50 If
he travel with horses.
By Mr.. Hiner-H. r. Oh, concerning
exemption of persons unable to work on
country roads.
By Mr. Holmes-H. b. 23S, concerning
the verifcation of the accounts of guar
dams and other personal representatives.
By Mr.. McWorter-H. b. 234, concern
ing the incorporation Of certain companies.
BY Mr.. McWhOrter-H. B. 235, author
izing the construction and operation of a
railroad bridge across the Great Kanawha
river, between the city Of Charleston and
the mouth of Gauley river.
By the Committee on Taxation and FL
nance-H. B. 80, fixing the taxes on
| licenses in certain business
By the Committee ON Taxation and Fl
nanee-H. B. 2S7, to impose q tax on
collateral inheritances, distributions, shares
and legacies.
By Mr.. Chipley-H. B. 23S, requiring
bond for the fulfillment of contracts when
awarded to bidders
RESOLUTIONS.
On motion Of Mr.. Cornell:
ResOlred, That the Committee on Roads